The traveling salesman character is modeled after radio's "Elmer Blurt," played by comedian Al Pearce. His weekly catch phrase was, "Nobody home, I hope--I hope--I hope!" The cannibal queen is based on the character Tizzie Lish, played by Bill Comstock, from the same program. Her regular greeting was, "Hello, folksies!"
One of the "Censored 11" banned from TV syndication by United Artists (then the owners of the Looney Tunes film library) in 1968 for their blatant racism. Ted Turner continued the ban when he was hired and stated that these films will not be re-issued and will not be put on Home Video. These cartoons will probably never air on television again, and only non-Warner Bros. licensed public domain tapes/DVDs will probably ever have these cartoons on them.
Clark Gable and Robert Taylor are caricatured when the queen imagines the salesman as being these two stars.
The Looney Tunes theme song, which plays during the merry-go-round that breaks down, is officially called "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down".
At the ending, the marrying official is dressed like a rabbi figure with a brim hat and p ay ot hair (side-locks).